Hank Hays wrote: >>Those of us who have tried and switched to light paddles *know* that heavy paddles no longer feel right to us. Maybe we aren't human? <grin> >>I should say that I happen to be a manufacturer of lightweight paddles so you can take it with a pound of salt. But those who haven't tried it...... As one who uses one of Hank's paddles - Lightweight paddles are a pure joy to use! My favorite paddle is a Lightning carbon fibre unfeathered 240cm. It weighs next to nothing and is my choice for long paddles. The only drawback is that the blades are so thin (ie. fragile) that I hate to use it when banging around on a rocky shoreline. After only a week or two of using this paddle nearly every day my other paddles simply began to feel like "clubs" any time I used them. But, when I know that I'm going to be spending a lot of time poking around in the shallows or doing a lot of landings on rocky shores, the old, heavy Werner gets the nod. ( of course, that might have something to do with the fact that the Werner cost maybe a third of what the Lightning paddle cost<g>) David Seng / david_at_wainet.com Wostmann & Associates / phone - 907.586.6167 223 Seward St. / fax - 907.586.2996 Juneau, Alaska 99801 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Feb 27 1998 - 09:29:10 PST
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